The pedigree of Emilion exemplifies performance. His ‘Keur, Preferent’ IBOP-A’ dam, Ramirha, is a daughter of the full-sister of the Holstein legend Lord. Emilion is much like Lord - a true sire of jumping horses, not only as a sire, but also as a dam’s sire.

Based on the fantastic performances of his direct offspring and his great achievements as dam’s sire Emilion was awarded with the predicate ‘Preferent’ at the age of 28.

Palmares

Emilion’s own performances are impressive. Guided by rider, Ulrich Kirchhoff, he won the World Cup of Mill Street, and placed in the following Grand Prix: 2nd in Donaueschingen, 4th in Valkenswaard, 5th in London and 6th in the World Cup at Aarhus. With the German team, he was 4th in Dublin and Rotterdam, and 2nd in Bremen.
As a sire, Emilion belongs to the world’s best jumping horse producers.

Offspring

His offspring are performing worldwide in Grand Prix and World Cup classes. Seldana is currently most famous. This top performance mare, ridden by Abdullah Al Sharbatly, won the Silver Medal at the World Championships in Kentucky. She also was Silver Medallist at the European Championships in 2009, while a part of the Italian Team. Equally famous is Emilion’s son Glasgow, who competed for years at the highest International level, won several World Cups and Grand Prix - the CN Reliability Grand Prix of Canada three times, and was crowned the ‘USA Horse of the Year’. Another son, VDL Groep Tomboy won several Grand Prix and World Cup Qualifiers with E. van der Vleuten and VDL Emmerton was the Dutch Showjumping Champion in 2008. Disaronno VT participated at the World Equestrian Games in Normandy 2014 and Wilhelmus S was successful in the United States, ridden by Laura Kraut. Bilion was Champion of the seven year old show jumpers of the American East Coast League and had achieved that same result as a five and six year old.

Quintin VDL (Quaprice x Emilion), who’s sold in the WEF sporthorse auction, is placed as 6th in the 1.60m Grand Prix of Wellington. He was also placed as 9th in a 1.55m competition. Quintin is ridden by Daniel Coyle. Read more

VDL Holland van den Bisschop (Heartbreaker x Libero H) and Remco Been became 5th in the Grand Prix of Wierden.
Hope vh Krekelhof (Chin Chin x Renomee) and Anthony Wellens won a 1.45m and a 1.40m class at the jumping of Opglabbeek. Read more

Three horses from the VDL Stud qualified for the finals of the FEI World Championship of the 5 year old jumpers in Lanaken. Highest placed was Irvington VDL (Dallas x Quick Star), ridden by Alex Gill. Read more

Baileys (Indoctro x Come On) and Michel Hendrix became 6th in the Grand Prix of Poznan, Poland. They also placed 7th in a 1.55m class.
Faliane W (Emilion x Indorado) and Emilio Bicocchi won a 1.45m class. Read more

A fantastic result today in the worldcupclass at Helsinki. VDL Glasgow vt Merelsnest N.O.P. won with his rider Jur Vrieling and our topmare Celena VDL, ridden by Marlon Modolo Zanotelli, placed 3rd. Read more